Rural and peri-urban communities in developing countries rely on sanitation systems which
are often unsafely managed. One of the major barriers to assess safely managed sanitation …

Despite clear evidence of the adverse health impacts of unsafe child feces disposal (CFD),
there is little evidence of the effectiveness of interventions targeting the improvement of …

Summary Background Uptake of Government-promoted sanitation remains a challenge in
India. We aimed to investigate a low-cost, theory-driven, behavioural intervention designed …

Safe child feces disposal (CFD) is defined as a child or caregiver placing or rinsing child
feces into an improved sanitation facility. In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), 48 …

Background Most childhood diarrheal illnesses are a result of the faeco-oral transmission of
infected food, water, and unclean fingers. The present paper was conducted to estimate the …

Background Poor sanitation and/or open defecation are a significant public health problem
in Ethiopia, where access to improved sanitation facilities is still limited. There is a growing …

Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children, especially in the age under
5, but few studies are available on viral diarrhea in Shenyang. To understand the infection …

The relative importance of environmental pathways that results in enteropathogen
transmission may vary by context. However, measurement of contact events between …

Background Sanitation interventions typically result in modest increases in latrine access,
and any gains in latrine access and use are often not sustained over time. Sanitation …

Background Poor child feces management (CFM) is believed to be an important source of
exposure to enteric pathogens that contribute to a large disease burden in low-income …